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With Byrd at the Bottom of the World : The South Pole Expedition Of 1928-1930.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Admiral Byrd Classics SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (224 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442275232
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: With Byrd at the Bottom of the WorldDDC classification:
  • 910.92273
LOC classification:
  • G200 .V384 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
With Byrd At The Bottom Of The World -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Magic Words -- Three Musketeers -- The Black Gang -- Little America -- The Long Hauls -- Danger in the Night -- Life in Camp -- The Commander -- Overland -- Belle -- Great Discoveries -- The Final Try -- Journey's End -- Off the Ice -- Home -- After Antarctica -- Adjustments -- Decision Time -- Epilogue.
Summary: With Byrd at the Bottom of the World vividly recounts American explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd's expedition to the South Pole. From the sublime to the ridiculous, author and fellow explorer Norman D. Vaughan recalls the historic moments, practical jokes, jealousies, and affection among compatriots facing the dangers of a frozen and inhospitable continent.
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With Byrd At The Bottom Of The World -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Magic Words -- Three Musketeers -- The Black Gang -- Little America -- The Long Hauls -- Danger in the Night -- Life in Camp -- The Commander -- Overland -- Belle -- Great Discoveries -- The Final Try -- Journey's End -- Off the Ice -- Home -- After Antarctica -- Adjustments -- Decision Time -- Epilogue.

With Byrd at the Bottom of the World vividly recounts American explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd's expedition to the South Pole. From the sublime to the ridiculous, author and fellow explorer Norman D. Vaughan recalls the historic moments, practical jokes, jealousies, and affection among compatriots facing the dangers of a frozen and inhospitable continent.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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